Drayton Hall

Drayton Hall is a plantation adjacent to Magnolia Plantation in Ashely River. It was built in the 18th century by John Drayton, the third son of Thomas Drayton who built the Magnolia Plantation. Being the third son, John knew he would not inherit his family’s property so he decided to purchase the land where Drayton Hall was built.

The house was built in the Palladian architecture style and is the only original structure in Charleston who have survived both the Revolutionary and Civil War periods of US history. The main plantation house is one of the finest example of its style of architecture in the United States.

The plantation used to house up to 78 enslaved African Americans in thirteen cabins within the property. The workers mainly work on indigo and rice, the main crops planted in the property.